The effect of fertilisation with digestate on kohlrabi yields and quality

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 274-278

  Losak T ^a   Hlusek J ^a   Valka T ^a   Elbl, J ^a   Vitez T ^a   Belikova H ^b   Von Bennewitz, E ^c  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b RESEARCH AND BREEDING INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY HOLOVOUSY LTD   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas plants; Brassica oleracea; Renewable energy; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976367336     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/16/2016-PSE     Document Type: Article

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